New Posts For Thread: Thoughts on a background / feasible class for a one-armed characterhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_characterI'm just doing some random brainstorming for fun, but sometimes this results in some cool stuff that I end up using in later campaigns so I thought I might as well post here for some feedback. I'll need to have some feedback on game mechanics as wellIf your DM is amenable to the idea, you could run a hexblade and have the pact blade overlay the implement you use to manifest it. If that's a rod or a wand you could even refluff it into a sword hilt from which the blade springs (see Thundarr the Bhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_character?post_id=523525761#523525761If your DM is amenable to the idea, you could run a hexblade and have the pact blade overlay the implement you use to manifest it. If that's a rod or a wand you could even refluff it into a sword hilt from which the blade springs (see Thundarr the BTue, 28 Aug 2012 09:21:14 -0500In the case of a phantom limb i propose this:personnaly for my Hexblade i used something similar.He had his arm and a good chunk of the left side of his face and his eye ripped off, while dying he made a Pact, gaining Hexblade powers, comming back frhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_character?post_id=523372077#523372077In the case of a phantom limb i propose this:personnaly for my Hexblade i used something similar.He had his arm and a good chunk of the left side of his face and his eye ripped off, while dying he made a Pact, gaining Hexblade powers, comming back frThu, 23 Aug 2012 22:31:01 -0500I second the one handed swordmage, perhaps he was a staff wizard or two handed warrior who lost his arm in battle so he had to take up the new class to supliment the loss.Another idea would be warlock, perhaps a Full Metal Alchemest type of thing whehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_character?post_id=523338089#523338089I second the one handed swordmage, perhaps he was a staff wizard or two handed warrior who lost his arm in battle so he had to take up the new class to supliment the loss.Another idea would be warlock, perhaps a Full Metal Alchemest type of thing wheThu, 23 Aug 2012 06:56:15 -0500Swordmage need a free hand for their Ward giving them a +3 AC.Also a few ideas of what the weapon could look like.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_character?post_id=523329403#523329403Swordmage need a free hand for their Ward giving them a +3 AC.Also a few ideas of what the weapon could look like.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:10:19 -0500Yea, if it's a 3.X game. If it's 4e, such rules were removed for ease of use, so no need to worry about it.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29316443/Thoughts_on_a_background__feasible_class_for_a_one-armed_character?post_id=523261175#523261175Yea, if it's a 3.X game. If it's 4e, such rules were removed for ease of use, so no need to worry about it.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:44:58 -0500